Dinner Jazz at Dahlak continues on Wednesday June 5. This time I’m thrilled to welcome CaShandra J and Percy White to the gig. The CapitalBop calendar lists my gig as “straight ahead jazz as background music,” but with this band…
Dinner Jazz at Dahlak continues on Wednesday June 5. This time I’m thrilled to welcome CaShandra J and Percy White to the gig. The CapitalBop calendar lists my gig as “straight ahead jazz as background music,” but with this band…
The new Wednesday night dinner jazz series at Dahlak continues on Wednesday May 1, when I’ll be in the house on piano leading a vocal trio featuring singer Deirdre Jennings-Holton and Russell Snyder on bass. Looking forward to a fun…
Woohoo! The readers of the Washington City Paper voted the DC Jazz Jam at Dahlak the Best Jazz Jam Session in DC this year. Most of the credit goes to Will Stephens, who has built the jam into a solid DC…
I’ll be joining the house band for the DC Jazz Jam twice this month. The first session will be Sunday April 7, when I’m looking forward to playing with the first Sunday house band and guest master artist Pepe González…
Looking forward to my second session of dinner jazz at Dahlak Restaurant in Adams Morgan this Wednesday April 3 at 7 pm. I’ll be joined by the great Russell Snyder Percy White on bass for several sets of standards and…
In today’s Washington Post, the Going Out Guide recommended two jazz spots I play at regularly, Dahlak in Adams Morgan (home of the DC Jazz Jam and new Wednesday jazz series), and the Black Fox Lounge in Dupont Circle. Happy…
March is shaping up to be a busy musical month. I’m looking forward to kicking off a new Wednesday night dinner series at Dahlak Restaurant, which hosts the weekly DC Jazz Jam. I’m taking on the first Wednesday slot, starting…
Just got word from Will Stephens, leader of the weekly DC Jazz Jam, that the DC CityPaper has finally included “Best Jazz Jam Session” as one of the categories in their annual and influential “Best of DC” readers poll. I’m…
Looking forward to joining vocalist Jeff Weintraub for an evening of jazz at Fusion Restaurant, 4815 Georgia Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. I’ll be backing Jeff along with George Oakley on reeds and woodwinds and Scott Giambusso on bass. We’re playing…
This month’s second Sunday edition of the DC Jazz Jam falls on October 14, and this time we’re paying tribute to the great Thelonious Monk with a selection of Monk tunes over the course of the evening. If you play…
